Patricia King’s trade union career began with the occupation of a car factory in Dublin. Manufacturers used to have to part-assemble their cars in the country to avoid import taxes, but that requirement was gradually dropped after Ireland joined the

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As general manager of Dell Ireland, Liam Halpin is responsible for the technology company’s commercial activities in the North and south. He oversees 2,500 staff in Dublin, Limerick and Cork. He joined Dell in 2011 as regional sales director, and has been in his current role for two years. 4 years ago

Each week, we profile one of Ireland’s foremost corporate leaders, tracing their career to date and exploring the lessons they’ve learned along the way. This week, we meet Liam Halpin of Dell Ireland

Dublin’s Harcourt Street is infamous for its astonishingly profitable nightclubs, but the bosses who run the street’s hospitality businesses see an even brighter future in the hours of daylight, writes Siobhan Brett.